Vallemar PTO Presents our third annual
Read-A-Thon
March 1st - 24th
Prizes
Student Prizes
Sign Up (Send 3 Emails)- Cool Bookmark
Raise $25 - Homework Pass
Raise $50 - Popsicle Pass
Raise $100 - Crazy Eye ring
Raise $150 - Front of the Line Pass
Items below will be distributed after the event
Raise $250 - T-Shirt
Raise $500 - Jump Zone Pass
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Top Raiser(s)
2 Tickets to Great America (1 Prize per school)
Top readers:
For each grade get's lunch with the principal *Grades 6-8 (1000 minutes minimum)
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Class prizes:
100% Participation - Popsicle Party
Top Earning Class (K-3 and 4-8)- The teacher gets a $50.00 gift card to Amazon
Each class raising $3,000 get an extra recess
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If we raise $35,000 the top raisers from each class will get to slime the principal at the next school event!
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Why We Raise Money
The Vallemar PTO Read-A-Thon is a fundraising event. The PTO is a non-profit that funds technology, arts, sports, field trips, and more programs vital to your child’s experience. With your help every child will benefit.
What is the Goal?
This year we would like to raise $35,000. If every participant can raise $75 we can achieve our goal, and win prizes too! Sending pledge requests is easy & cute & effective!
Grandparents, aunts, uncles, and close friends would happily donate if asked. And PledgeStar makes it fun and easy to ask.
Parents simply enter family and friends' names and email addresses or text message numbers, then PledgeStar sends personalized pledge requests from the children that are cute and effective. Over half result in donations.
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Parents can even post the pledge requests on social media like Facebook. PledgeStar also streamlines the
process with secure, online donations that go directly into the school's account.
All donations are tax deductible and may qualify for matching with your employer.
Register your child at http://pledgestar.com/vallemar and follow the simple registration steps. It takes just minutes to set-up your child’s own fundraising page to request pledges. When participants request pledges, they can win special prizes.
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How It Works
Students start reading March 1-24 and keep track of their minutes
Students can also include any minutes they read in class. And TK, Kinder, and First graders can count storytime – any time they are read to – in their totals.
To be eligible for prizes, students/parents must transfer their reading minutes into the Online Reading Log. And all minutes must be entered by 10pm, March 24th for final prize calculations. All money due to the office/online 3/25/2024.
Choose Your Reading Goal
Pick a personal, attainable goal … that makes you STRETCH to achieve it!
Every student is different! Personalize your goal to your level. Your teacher can also help you set an appropriate goal.
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Grade TK and K - 20-75 minutes per day
Grade 1st - 40-75 minutes per day
Grade 2cd - 40-90 minutes per day
Grade 3rd - 40-120 minutes per day
Grade 4th-8th - 60-120 minutes per day
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Log Your Minutes
Parents and Students can enter reading minutes in the online READING LOG.
The READING LOG is located in the ENTER READERS section on
https://pledgestar.com/Vallemar/
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